Universities

Electrical Engineers

Electrical engineers work to assure that energy is generated and delivered reliably and efficiently while advancing environmental quality improvements. Future electric power engineers will make it possible for the electric power system to have high penetrations of wind, solar, and other generating technologies that reduce carbon emissions.

Mechanical Engineers

Mechanical engineers design and operate all types of power plants. They are involved in all aspects of the production and conversion of energy from one form to another. Mechanical engineers are also involved in developing thermal energy, power cycle devices, fuel cells, gas turbines, and innovative uses of coal, wind and tidal flow.

Industrial Engineers

Industrial engineers engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity. They work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and other commodities. Industrial Engineers help to find safer ways of doing things where there is less of a chance of human error. This career is a great combination of engineer and business.

Civil Engineers

Civil engineers perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of distribution and transmission power plants and other energy facilities, such as transmission stations. Among other duties, they inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to the plans and safety standards.

Nuclear Engineers

Nuclear engineers have a range of responsibilities, including helping to develop complex troubleshooting plans to support plant operations. The engineer also monitors, assesses, and improves the performance and reliability of plant systems and components.

The consortium is incorporated as a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization. GEICC includes member representatives from investor-owned, municipal, and electric cooperatives, contractors to Georgia’s energy industry, energy and contractor associations, state workforce development, education, and organized labor. GEICC was formed to help member companies work together to develop solutions to the coming workforce demands in the industry. It is the first partnership in Georgia between utilities, their associations, contractors and organized labor to focus the need to build a skilled workforce pipeline that will meet future industry needs.
In addition, GEICC has established partnerships with state education, workforce associations, and organizations to leverage resources for existing and new initiatives. GEICC is also working with secondary and post-secondary educational institutions and the public workforce system to create workable solutions to address the need for a qualified, diverse workforce.